German-English translations for aufreiben

beat
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a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulseto walk the beatthe beat of him
chafe
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to chafe a cableA cable chafes

exhaust
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The water was exhausted out of the wellMoisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporationto exhaust a well
frayThe ribbon frayed at the cut end.The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as stringsThough they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
overcome
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to overcome enemies in battleWe shall overcomeI was overcome with anger
wear downThe eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.